January 12, 2010, seemed like a typical day in Haiti. Little did people realize as they went about their daily chores that this would be a never-to-be-forgotten day — a day that would remain etched in their memories for the rest of their lives.
The powerful quake registering 7.0 on the Richter scale was centered ten miles south of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
Read about:
- why the destruction was so great
- the world’s response to the disaster
- how a young survivor was saved by a banana leaf
- And much more!
